Re: A man from Kent has been arrested for posting an image of a burning poppy on a social network site

so the moral of the story is that if you know you havent done anything wrong but the cops come kicking down the door, lock and load to go down fighting because the system is run by criminals. amirite?

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1579244

The arrest was made under section 127 of the Communications Act, which states that someone can be guilty of an offence if they "send by means of a public electronic communications network a message or other matter that is grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character".The law has come under fire in the past because it is too difficult to define what is "grossly offensive", rather than merely offensive.

Re: A man from Kent has been arrested for posting an image of a burning poppy on a social network site

When the war starts this story can be used as a test. Bring it up in polite conversation, and if you get someone who approves - deal with him. If you're in the UK and find that sharp objects have been restricted, thats OK, anything hard and blunt will do. Lets see them ban objects that can be used as clubs.

Re: A man from Kent has been arrested for posting an image of a burning poppy on a social network site

so the moral of the story is that if you know you havent done anything wrong but the cops come kicking down the door, lock and load to go down fighting because the system is run by criminals. amirite?

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1579244

The arrest was made under section 127 of the Communications Act, which states that someone can be guilty of an offence if they "send by means of a public electronic communications network a message or other matter that is grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character".The law has come under fire in the past because it is too difficult to define what is "grossly offensive", rather than merely offensive.

Quoting: smilesun

The above highlighted refered. It is an ACT of Parliament, that needs YOU to give your authority over to them on that, otherwise it is complete BS.

Re: A man from Kent has been arrested for posting an image of a burning poppy on a social network site

so the moral of the story is that if you know you havent done anything wrong but the cops come kicking down the door, lock and load to go down fighting because the system is run by criminals. amirite?

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1579244

The arrest was made under section 127 of the Communications Act, which states that someone can be guilty of an offence if they "send by means of a public electronic communications network a message or other matter that is grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character".The law has come under fire in the past because it is too difficult to define what is "grossly offensive", rather than merely offensive.

Quoting: smilesun

The above highlighted refered. It is an ACT of Parliament, that needs YOU to give your authority over to them on that, otherwise it is complete BS.

Re: A man from Kent has been arrested for posting an image of a burning poppy on a social network site

perhaps equated with a 'burning bush' or shrubbery being destroyed....hmmmm plant rights groups up in arms????

Rven bush sr said if the people knew what they had done tp the people, they would chase them down the road to hang them....

who would of thought poppy, ah, er, gw would be so clear on the nature of what he and his minions have done

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27249705

No it was remembrance day yesterday, the Poppy is a symbol warn by most people here in England on that day for those that were killed in world war one and all those since. The burning poppy would have upset most of the older population, those in the military now and their families. Also any younger generation who cares about the past and those lives in danger now abroad.